When I walked into the Railway Service Contractors facility in Kansas City, Kansas, the last thing I expected to see was the Alco FA2 Western Maryland 303. I had last seen this engine in Barton, M... (more)
E8s Were Old Even Then. On Saturday, December 16, 2023, Conrail Shared Assets operated a "Santa Train" to Haddon Heights, New Jersey. During the afternoon, toys were distributed to area chi... (more)
There were many scenic views along route of Southern Crescent. This is not that, though water tank was landmark for many years.
The ACWR lineup at Pinehurst in anticipation of the US Open at the Pinehurst station.
D&RGW PA1 6013 leads train number 10, The Yampa Valley Mail, near Plainview Colorado sometime in the 1960s. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
CLF3-G514-BRM001 with an empty SSR grain train to northwestern Victoria at Laverton.
The head end brakeman is unlocking the switch, while his westbound freight led by three E units waits on the main just east of the Broad Street interlocking tower, in 1975. The C&O is visible in t... (more)
An EMD E9(A) is sandwiched by an E8(A) and F7(A) at the Streamliners in Spencer event in 2014. The NS 4271 is back in North Carolina full-time now as Aberdeen, Carolina & Western 271.
Arriving at Decatur train 2 from St. Louis with combined Wabash Cannon Ball and Banner Blue on December 2,1962. At Decatur sections will be forwarded to Chicago and Detroit. Photo by Al Holtz,... (more)
Aberdeen Carolina & Western train 900 at Pinehurst Resort
Freshly repainted CLF3-G514 prepare to attach to an SSR grain rake at Appleton Dock.
WSOR 101 approaches Germantown, WI with a business train in October of 2008.
Retro Swedish-made NoHAB with the Gulács mountain in the background
Decatur Diesels | A northbound train of empty coal hoppers passes a decrepit F7 which is on permanent display in Decatur, AR on a mostly cloudy Saturday, June 1, 2024 morning.
Engine 2816 rests at Deramus Yard next to the KCS Southern Belle fleet.